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Memorial Stadium. According to the bowl website, it appears that the game was not played as originally scheduled and the bowl is now considered
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In 1995 and 1996, the game was played as a "post-season" game. Beginning in 1997, the Wheat Bowl
Football Classic was successfully switched to a pre-season contest to eliminate several potential obstacles: the possibility of inclement weather, conflicts with
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from 1948 to 1950. Although the name is the same, the organization was completely different. This particular bowl is now defunct.
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home games as well as conflicts with high school playoffs.
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NAIAFOOTBALL.NET-The Nation's Home for NAIA Football
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